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Gary G Burrows

Atran Airlines begins 2019 with the delivery of its fourth Boeing 737-400 BCF

Atran Airlines, the Russian air express carrier within Volga-Dnepr Group, has marked the start of the new year by taking delivery of a Boeing 737-400 BCF, enlarging its fleet to four freighters. The additional aircraft will support the carrier’s growing volumes, especially e-commerce shipments which now constitute a major part of Atran’s traffic. The B737-400 BCF will be deployed on existing routes between Russia, the CIS and Europe and will guarantee ... [+]

Port of Montreal welcomes 1st ocean-going vessel of 2019

The Virginiaborg became the first ocean-going vessel to reach the Port of Montreal without a stopover in 2019, by crossing the downstream limits of the Port at Sorel on January 2. The Virginiaborg, under the command of Captain Volodymyr Yurchenko, is a bulk carrier operated by Wagenborg Shipping and represented ... [+]

SEKO Logistics kicks-off a ‘transformative year’ in 2019 by acquiring GoodShip International

SEKO Logistics is starting a ‘transformative year’ for its global supply chain solutions business in 2019 by making the first full acquisition of another independent freight forwarding specialist in its 42-year history with the purchase of GoodShip International Inc., the Chicago-headquartered customs brokerage and compliance consultancy. The investment represents the latest ... [+]

USEC’s Largest Cranes Ensure Virginia’s Ability to Handle Ships of the Future

The Port of Virginia® has signed a contract allowing for the purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes that are part of the $320 million expansion of Virginia International Gateway (VIG). The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners in its July meeting approved a spending package of $44.8 million that covers ... [+]

CN achieves PTC milestones 2018 year-end deadline

CN reports that it has met all Dec. 31, 2018 milestones in its positive train control (PTC) implementation plan and applied on November 7 for a two-year extension to complete deployment and interoperability. Mandated by the U.S. Congress to be installed on certain mainline tracks, PTC is a system designed to ... [+]

Port of Virginia Marks Decade of Success for the Richmond Barge Service

A decade ago, ideas, opportunity and timing converged to make a weekly container-onbarge service that connects The Port of Virginia’s® cargo terminals in the Norfolk Harbor to the marine terminal in Richmond a reality. Over the 12 months of 2008, a total of 149 containers were loaded onto a barge -- ... [+]

Turkish Cargo hosts Pharma Event

Turkish Cargo organized a special event titled 'Turkish Cargo & IATA CEIV Pharma Workshop’ for the leading pharmaceutical companies, officials from IATA, agents and business partners. During the event attended by Cem Kolak, Managing Director of BL - Biopharma, Cem Selcuk, Office Manager at World Courier, Emre Gollu, Supply Chain Manager ... [+]

Werner Sponsors Marine Bowl

Werner Enterprises is proud to be a sponsor of the 11th annual Military Bowl at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Monday, Dec. 31. Werner’s Operation Freedom 13 driver, Quinton Ward, will be recognized with a special on-field ceremony celebrating his designation as the 2018 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award ... [+]

Cargo volume continued to rise at the Port of Long Beach in November

The Port handled 621,835 TEUs of container cargo during the month, a 1.5% increase compared to November 2017. Last month’s performance pushed 2018’s total TEU count to 7,349,377, making it virtually certain the Port will eclipse its record of 7,544,507 TEUs set last year. For the year to date, volumes ... [+]

Last ‘saltie’ departs Port of Duluth-Superior mid-December

There was a flurry of grain-loading activity in the Twin Ports during the past several weeks as 17 oceangoing vessels (‘salties’) arrived to load cargoes ahead of winter closure of the St. Lawrence Seaway at the end of December. The Federal Rhine will be the last saltie to leave the Port ... [+]

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